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WTA Finals 2022: Ons Jabeur rallies past Jessica Pegula, Maria Sakkari into semi-finals

The Associated Press • November 3, 2022, 10:14:30 IST
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Jabeur rallied for a three-set victory over Pegula, keeping alive the US Open finalist’s hopes of advancing out of WTA Finals group play

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WTA Finals 2022: Ons Jabeur rallies past Jessica Pegula, Maria Sakkari into semi-finals

Fort Worth, Texas: Ons Jabeur wasn’t used to the idea of playing so soon after a loss in her WTA Finals debut. Took her a bit to adjust as well. The Tunisian rallied for a three-set victory over Jessica Pegula on Wednesday night, keeping alive the US Open finalist’s hopes of advancing out of group play in the season-ending event. Jabeur won the last three games in each of the second and third sets in her 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 victory after dropping seven consecutive games early in the match. A loss would have eliminated Jabeur from the semifinals because Maria Sakkari beat Aryna Sabalenka 6-2, 6-4 in the late match in a meeting of a players who won their opening matches. Jabeur won the first set in the opener of the round-robin matches against Sabalenka before the No. 2-ranked player faltered on the indoor hard court at Dickies Arena.

That was some game from Jabeur 🤯@Ons_Jabeur | #WTAFinals pic.twitter.com/pd6cYabuC1

— wta (@WTA) November 2, 2022

“It was tough because I’m used to just be depressed for the next two days when I lose,” said Jabeur, the first Tunisian to win a WTA Finals match. “I didn’t have much time here, and it was very tough to sleep the first day to be honest with you.” It was just the second win in the past nine matches against a top-10 opponent for Jabeur, who also beat Pegula in the Madrid final on clay in May. No. 3 Pegula, another first-time WTA Finals participant who was set to play doubles with fellow American Coco Gauff in the final match of the day, has lost nine in a row against top five foes.

In the groove today 👌

@JLPegula | #WTAFinals pic.twitter.com/cG3acS6YZB

— wta (@WTA) November 2, 2022
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Pegula temporarily kept alive her hopes for the semifinals by winning a set, but is a long shot after falling to 0-2 in the tournament. The event was moved to Texas from China because of concerns about the safety of Peng Shuai, a Grand Slam doubles champion who accused a former government official there of sexual assault. Coronavirus restrictions also played a part, and WTA Tour Chairman and CEO Steve Simon hopes the event can return to China . Jabeur, the first African woman to reach the WTA Finals since Amanda Coetzer in 2001, rallied from love-40 to hold in a five-deuce first game of third set, then Pegula saved two break points to get even at 3-3. Pegula couldn’t do it again, losing at love on her serve to give Jabeur the chance to close out the match. After dropping the first game of the match, Pegula won seven in a row for a 1-0 lead in the second set before Jabeur, who had 11 unforced errors in the first set, held serve. “She was playing really well, and she was playing very fast,” Jabeur said. “I just had to find that click to change up the rhythm and impose my game more than her game.” [caption id=“attachment_11561701” align=“alignnone” width=“640”] ![Maria Sakkari of Greece returns a volley from Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus in the second set of their match during round-robin play on day three of the WTA Finals tennis tournament in Fort Worth, Texas, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022. Sakkari won 6-2, 6-4. (AP Photo/Tim Heitman)](https://images.firstpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Maria-Sakkari-WTA-Finals-AP-640.jpg) Maria Sakkari beat Aryna Sabalenka and is through to the semis of WTA Finals. AP[/caption] Down a set and two breaks, the seventh-ranked Sabalenka won four consecutive games before Sakkari recovered and won the final three.

SEMI-FINAL SAKKARI 🙌@mariasakkari defeats Sabalenka 6-2, 6-4 & advances out of the Nancy Richey Group!#WTAFinals pic.twitter.com/2J8ZIiQKKp

— wta (@WTA) November 3, 2022
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“She was just moving well, hitting the ball really good, not missing a lot,” Sabalenka said. “I was making some errors and that’s what was tough tonight. I tried my best, but she was just too good tonight.” No. 5 Sakkari beat Sabalenka in the WTA Finals for the second consecutive year, needing an hour and 37 minutes after a nearly three-hour match that included two tiebreakers a year ago.

Alexa, play "Unstoppable" by Sia 🎶@mariasakkari | #WTAFinals pic.twitter.com/oGYtI3cuOA

— wta (@WTA) November 3, 2022

Two of Sakkari’s three victories against top 10 players have come this week after she won tiebreakers in both sets to beat Pegula. Defending doubles champions Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova beat China’s Yifan Xu and Zhaoxuan Yang 6-3, 6-3, putting the Czech duo in the semifinals. The opponent for Pegula and Gauff in the late doubles match was Desirae Krawczyk of the US and Demi Schuurs of the Netherlands. Read all the  Latest News ****,  Trending News ****,  Cricket News ****,  Bollywood News ****,  India News  and  Entertainment News  here. Follow us on  Facebook****,  Twitter and  Instagram****.

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